Experimental local rock group The Kodiax will be taking their talents to The Spanish Moon on Saturday, performing a mix of new tracks and old favorites.
The band’s first album, “Pick Your Place,” was released in October 2015. Much of this first project was recorded in a way that put a focus on vocalist Kristian Geiger’s dynamic vocal range, the singer said.
“I’m a high-range melodic singer,” he said. “Many of our songs from our first album were based off of what I can do vocally.”
Thematically, “Pick Your Place” dealt with handling relationships, both poisonous and beneficial, from multiple perspectives. The album garnered a fair amount of attention for the band. They’re currently featured on 86 radio stations worldwide.
Riding on the success of their debut project, the band has been able to share the stage with some notable rock performers, including Sebastian Bach, 12 Stones, Pop Evil and Framing Hanley.
The Kodiax is working on new material at the moment — a currently untitled concept album slated for an early 2017 release. They’ll be performing a number of songs from this new project during their performance on Saturday, Geiger said.
“We feel that our new music is several steps above anything we did in our first album,” he said. “We’re really excited for Baton Rouge, LSU and everyone else to hear this. The people that loved our original music are going to love this even more.”
The Kodiax currently consists of Louisiana natives Kristian Geiger, Micah Smith, Ryan Hughes, Shane Carroll and Casey Tout. To compensate for the fact that the band members are scattered across Louisiana, they’ve had to learn to collaborate on songwriting by spitballing ideas back and forth in email chains.
Attendees of Saturday’s show can expect the same high-energy performance that the band has come to be known for in recent years.
“We’re made for the big stage,” said Geiger. “We don’t stand still. We’re constantly moving around, trying to feed off of the energy of the crowd and send it right back to them.”
Geiger added that the band’s sound has been influenced by artists ranging from classic rock legends like Queen and Aerosmith to more modern rock sounds like Tool and Brand New.
Also performing Saturday are Baton Rouge metal groups Ventruss and Paramaya, as well as Nashville-based alternative rock collective Safe Secrets.